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In a letter dated June 23, a group of 35 Congressional Democrats wrote to Department of Homeland of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urging him to change current detention policies for LGBT people. Included on the correspondence were the signatures of U.S. Reps.
His fellow House Democrat and former state House colleague, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey concurred, stating, "Though the fight for full LGBT equality in this country is far from over, today we celebrate that we are one giant step closer. Because love is love."
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled that state marriage bans are unconstitutional:
"I applaud the Supreme Court on their historic ruling today on same-sex marriage. The law of the land agrees with what the majority of Americans already know—when it comes to marriage, all that matters is love, not your sexual orientation. The Court has spoken and state laws banning same sex couples from marrying are now unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today,Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement as he joins Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Terri Sewell, Rep. Judy Chu, and Rep. Linda Sanchez as an original co-sponsor of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015:
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Administration in the Republican, politically-motivated lawsuit of King v Burwell.
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, representing the 33rd Congressional District:
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, said, "Now that this ruling has been cemented in stone by the highest court of the land, it is my hope that House Republicans can finally move past their partisan obsession with obstructing and dismantling the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement after voting against H.R. 1190 the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, a political ploy by House Republicans to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act:
WASHINGTON — Texas GOP Rep. Michael Burgess and Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey don't usually vote the same way.
But the conservative Republican and liberal Democrat from North Texas were aligned this week as they both voted against a trade bill they oppose for very different reasons.
In the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area, a new heavily Hispanic 33rd District is drawn while the 6th remains the court-mandated coalition district. The 30th is kept majority black. All three seats are heavily Democratic, and Rep. Marc Veasey likely runs in the 6th. This would allow Hispanic voters to reliably elect their preferred candidate in the 33rd, which is not the case under the current map despite Republican claims that it would do so.